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Womens Property Act
Gave married women the right to own property instead of it belonging to her husband -
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The Suffragettes
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Women recognised as individuals
Married women recognised by the law as individuals rather than posssesions of their husbands -
Womens franchise league
Womens Franchise league campaign for the rights of married women for equality in divorce, inheritance and the custody of children -
Education
Free compulsory education for all children under 12. Men cannot compell their wives to live in matrimonial house -
Parish councils act
Permits propertied women and ratepayers to serve on urban and parish district councils. -
Factory act
Bans the employment of children under the age of eleven in factories and women coannot be employed within 4 weeks of conceiving a child -
Non-militant National Union of Women's Suffrage Society (NUWSS)
NUWSS formed by well educated middle class women who were frustrated with their lives -
Liberal party view
Liberal leaders opposed womens right to vote but backbench liberal MP's supported women -
Factory Act change
Reduces number of working hours for women by one